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French and Italian Tunes for Mandolin and Fiddle

CONCORD, N.H. — New England-based mandolin and guitar player David Surette has announced the publication of French and Italian Tunes for Mandolin and Fiddle, set to be released the first weekend of March, at the 18th annual March Mandolin Festival.

French and Italian Tunes is a collection of music from a variety of sources: medieval and Renaissance dances; bourrees, branles, marches, rigodons, and schottisches from France; jigs, an dros, hanter dros, and larides from Brittany; tarantellas, monferrines, marches, and polkas from Italy; mazurkas, waltzes, and valse musettes from Italy and France; airs, folksongs, and a carol from France and Italy.

All music is arranged and transcribed in standard notation and mandolin tablature, with chord symbols indicated. The level of the material ranges from simple folk tunes to complex and intricate Italian classics and French valse-musettes, and will provide an enjoyable assortment of tunes, a number of which may be somewhat unfamiliar to many players.

Selections

Bourree from Malicorne

Branle des Chevaux

Branle Poitevin

La Crousado

French Bourrees

Les Garcons de la Montagne

Marche Nuptiale de Berry

Rigodons

Schottische Catinaux

Schottische a Vermoux

Cercle Circassien

An Dros

Hanter Dros

Hanter Dros

Laridenn

Antidotum Tarantulae

En Route Pour Naples

Giga Emiliana

Mauro's Monferrine

Monferrine

Schiarazula Marazula

Tarantella (Calace)

Tarantella from Calabria

Tarantella Napoletana

Trottolina

Italian Mazurka

La fille du fermier

Le Houx Mazurka

Mazurka (Cristofaro)

Speranze Perdute

Tra Veglia e Sonno

La Trotteuse

Eliz Iza

J'ai Vu le Loup

Torna a Surriento

Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle

Vieni Sul Mar

Ordering: by check made out to David Surette for $17 to POBox 433, South Berwick. ME 03908. For online payments, use Paypal to burkesurette@gmail.com. If you order before March 15, the book will be shipped for free, so you only pay $15. Multiple copies are available at a community pricing: if you play with a group you can do 5 for $60, or 6 for $70, or 7 for $80, etc.

This book just arrived in the mail and I am anxious to work on some of the tunes. I can't think of a better way to work though this national issue: stay close to home and play music! I am going to begin with Vieni Sul Mar.

Got a copy a few days ago. This is a really beautifully published work, and though I can't say I've played through them all, a really great collection of music for those I have.

If you're planning on supporting working musicians, I can't see how you can do any better than buying a copy of this for yourself which will also help benefit the author--maybe only a bit, but something is better than nothing and I don't know about you, but we can all use something else to think about these days.

Thanks, for the nice comments, Scott. Just wanted to let folks know that there are now recordings of all the tunes available here at Bandcamp: https://davidsurette.bandcamp.com/
This is an audio companion to the book of the same title, a collection of French & Italian traditional tunes for mandolin and fiddle selected and arranged by me. These are home recordings, designed to present the tunes simply and at a moderate pace, to help players trying to learn them. However, they are also played musically, and contain some additional interpretive elements: occasional droning, double-stops, light ornamentation and slight variations. As such, you may also enjoy listening to them, especially with a fine meal, a tasty beverage, and a charming companion.